Explain what augmented reality is.

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Augmented reality is an emerging smartphone application. With augmented reality, computer generated images are overlayed on top of real-time images. Web-based content is typically displayed over the images seen through a smartphone's camera and displayed on the smartphone. The content is typically based on the user’s location (determined by the phone’s GPS), the video feed from the smartphone’s camera, a digital compass, and other data obtained from the smartphone. Displaying this information requires a mobile AR browser or an appropriate mobile AR app. Some initial mobile augmented reality apps include overlaying home listing information over the video images displayed as a phone is pointing at houses in a neighborhood, displaying stats and player information as a phone is pointing at a sporting event, and displaying activity opportunities (such as restaurant, movie, museum, or shopping information) as a phone is pointing at a business district.

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